STANDARD MOTOR UNION PVT. LTD. vs STATE OF KERALA & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a nationalization scheme under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, specifically Sections 68C, 68D, and 68E, which excluded private operators from certain routes. The Court clarified that a complete exclusion scheme must entirely eliminate existing private road services, and since the scheme allowed some private services to continue, it was not a complete exclusion scheme. The Court also ruled that the new scheme modified earlier schemes without needing explicit cancellation, thus affirming the High Court's decision.